Stuck between FF and apsc

I was shooting with a NEX6 and A6000 when a very good offer for an A7 popped up a few years ago, not as good as your offer but still very attractive at that time. Main reason was to use the manual focus lenses (mostly primes) at the FoV they were designed for and have never regretted it.

I even liked it so much that the A7 was complemented with an A7ii and then A7Rii (and the A7 sold to another Dyxum member).

I still use my A6000 when I want to travel real light but the two FF E-mount bodies I have now do 90% of the work.

Don't know if it would be the same for you but if you can afford it it's certainly worth a try.

Edited by pegelli - 19 December 2021 at 10:56

GAS is dangerous, I know.

But, using lenses at the FoV they were designed for, is a nice goal, especially when it isn't too expensive.
You have one advantage: you already own (F)E-lenses. I didn't when an A7R was offered to me.

But, as Pegelli says: worth a try.

The sensor in the A7 and A7II is not as efficient as the one in the A6000. You will get more noise when taking a similar looking capture.

I used a Zhongyi Lens Turbo II for SR lenses that worked pretty well with some of them. It even makes the sensor look larger. It should be considerably cheaper than an A7. It does add a lot of mass which makes the A6000 handle even worse. I tried one of the cheaper focal reducers before the Lens Turbo and would not recommend them.

I liked giving up the Lens Turbo when I picked up the A7II. I also much preferred using the A7II in general. I am not sure about the A7 handling. I know it is considerable different than the later models.

I don't know how much worse AF is on the older model either. The A7II only failed with tracking action, which the A6000 is also not great at or even the A7RIV.

After getting the A7II, I pretty much stopped using the A6000 and eventually sold it.

I now have a Fotodiox tilt-shift adapter for SR lenses, which allows stitching larger than full-frame format captures. It might make more sense with lenses designed for a larger than full-frame format. The Lens Turbo didn't cover a full-frame sensor well at all.

Edited by QuietOC - 19 December 2021 at 12:21

Some time ago I used a Metabones lens turbo for my A6000 - which came at about the price at which your bargain is offered. It didn't work for me and I had to sell it again.

Since I got to FF with the A99 the A6000 always was my second camera (and the first one for traveling). It's a great camera which I have given up only for the A6500. I will definitely keep an APS-C body: too many advantages with size and weight on the top of my list.

Like you and Pieter I also have been offered - quite early, though - an A7 and I accepted it as well - for very similar reasons (using vintage glass from the film days at their intended focal length - to mention the most important one). But I would have a look at the shutter count. Mine had 1500 which meant it was "as new". These shutters are built for high counts but I would abstain from the offer if the count would be more than 50,000. I still have the A7 - it's now going to be converted to a full spectrum body. Ergonomics are absolutely ok for me - almost no difference with the A6000.

One point worth remembering: with a full-frame sensor, you can use crop mode if you want to use APS-C lenses or otherwise utilize just the centre portion of the image. Granted, with α7 (series) such cropping will eat significant amount of the megapixels compared to dedicated APS-C body with a sensor with similar resolution, thus to best enjoy this practice you might want a body from α7R series (or α1).

addy landzaat wrote: Barrin wrote: I asked my wife who off course disagrees on this. You didn't tell her she could use the one camera when you use the other one? For AF use I think the A6000 is the better one. You might also want to look here: https://mirrorlesscomparison.com/sony-vs-sony/sony-a7-vs-a6000-the-10-main-differences/

Thanks for the link.

She dislikes taking pictures with cameras as of now..last week I gave her the a6000 to take some candids of the open dance lesson of opur daughter but she used the phone instead..
Few years ago I gifted her a Polaroid snap touch she almost never used, and when my son broke the lifting lever to switch it on I managed to trade it for the 24/2.8 rokkor...

Edited by Barrin - 20 December 2021 at 11:13